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DeMint promises to delay health bill, force Christmas Eve vote
The Hill ^ | 12/17/2009 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 12/17/2009 12:34:55 PM PST by Sofia

Sen. Jim DeMint said Thursday he is prepared to use every procedural tool to delay a vote on the Democratic healthcare legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is planning to schedule votes around the clock over the next week to meet a deadline of passing the bill by Christmas. Without the cooperation of Republicans, the marathon schedule would end with a vote on Christmas Eve.

Reid hopes that Republicans will waive some of the procedural formalities so senators are not forced to spend the evening before Christmas milling about the Senate floor.

But Sen. DeMint (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Republican Steering Committee and a leader of the conservative opposition, told The Hill he will not yield back any time.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: demint; jimdemint
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To: CedarDave

I believe that is Max Baucus, who plainly wishes he was with his secretary.

21 posted on 12/17/2009 1:03:09 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Yankee

Slopjar Isaakson and Sleepy Chambliss(?), don’t hold your breath. They are the Scarecrows of Georgia, complicit to the crows picking the bones of the Republic.


22 posted on 12/17/2009 1:15:26 PM PST by redstateconfidential (`)
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To: icwhatudo

heck yes


23 posted on 12/17/2009 1:17:07 PM PST by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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To: Yankee

I’m just hoping coburn sticks to his guns about making them read the entire 2000+ pages outloud in the Senate Chamber...pass the popcorn...


24 posted on 12/17/2009 1:18:14 PM PST by BamaDi (I'm glad that I'm free, though I wish I was a dog and Obama was a tree!)
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To: Yankee
Obama looks like he’s trying to figure out which one of the other three farted.

He looks a bit guilty, at that.

25 posted on 12/17/2009 1:22:00 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: onyx

Keep calling, keep fighting — and beg others to do so.

If Nelson will hold firm, he may bring Webb with him; and perhaps Sanders will break from the other side of the spectrum.

What people should be doing when they call is raise hell that their Christmas is being ruined by the Democrats - making families worry about new taxes, new mandates, new spending, and a take-ver of 17% of our economy.


26 posted on 12/17/2009 1:27:29 PM PST by mwl8787
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To: BamaDi

They will make them read the whole damned bill.

But we need other kinks and procedural delays.

Reid has to be seen as the senator who is ruining Christmas, not the GOP. That alone will scare the RATS.


27 posted on 12/17/2009 1:28:59 PM PST by mwl8787
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To: mwl8787

Precisely what I’ve been saying. You’re ruining Christmas.

My God, have you people no decency?


28 posted on 12/17/2009 1:31:21 PM PST by onyx
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To: andy58-in-nh

LOL! Keep ‘em coming!


29 posted on 12/17/2009 1:34:21 PM PST by denydenydeny (The Left sees taxpayers the way Dr Frankenstein saw the local cemetery; raw material for experiments)
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To: Sofia
DeMint has a petition you can sign and add your comments. Please take the time to do it. Yesterday the Dems shut down the reading of the bill ILLEGALLY by their own rules ... DeMint is trying to get enough signatures so he can make sure the Health Care bill is read. Please go sign/comment on the petition ... go to the bottom of the comments and add yours. It is a little slow right now as it is DARNED busy! (Thank heavens!). Jim is trying to make the Senate READ EVERY PAGE! The DeMint petition link
The Patriot's Flag
30 posted on 12/17/2009 1:48:04 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (http://www.thepatriotsflag.com - The Patriot's Flag)
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To: andy58-in-nh

They are going to look a lot worse on election day!


31 posted on 12/17/2009 2:00:17 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: andy58-in-nh

These are hilarious!....great job!


32 posted on 12/17/2009 2:01:18 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

Just signed DeMint’s petition;1,121 so far.Lets support those who are not afraid to lead!


33 posted on 12/17/2009 3:03:27 PM PST by pistolpetestoys (Outside of a dog a book is a mans best friend;inside a dog it's too dark to read.)
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To: andy58-in-nh

Nice work! lol


34 posted on 12/17/2009 3:06:55 PM PST by TigersEye (Sarah Palin 2010 - We Can't Afford To Wait)
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To: andy58-in-nh

All four of them look like they should be bitch slapped, 57 times each.


35 posted on 12/17/2009 4:11:30 PM PST by Rannug ("When you make peaceful protest impossible, you make violent protest inevitable." JFK)
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To: denydenydeny

The Health Care train has gone a bit off the rails.

36 posted on 12/17/2009 4:29:00 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: pistolpetestoys

Where did you sign it? I went to the site but couldn’t find a place to sign.


37 posted on 12/17/2009 4:48:37 PM PST by mickie
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To: Sofia

bttt


38 posted on 12/18/2009 4:51:47 PM PST by cheee (Flee from Evil ... and don't leave a forwarding address...)
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